Multi-line markdown table support #5254

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:51:46+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:51:46 +03:00

Originally created by @abulgatz on GitHub (Apr 10, 2025).

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Describe the Scenario

Does the markdown editor support any kind of multi-line tables?

Something like pandoc's multiline_tables extension? link

Exact BookStack Version

v25.02.2

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PHP8.2 on shared hosting provider installed using ofiiall installation script.

Originally created by @abulgatz on GitHub (Apr 10, 2025). ### Attempted Debugging - [x] I have read the debugging page ### Searched GitHub Issues - [x] I have searched GitHub for the issue. ### Describe the Scenario Does the markdown editor support any kind of multi-line tables? Something like pandoc's `multiline_tables` extension? [link](https://pandoc.org/chunkedhtml-demo/8.9-tables.html#extension-multiline_tables) ### Exact BookStack Version v25.02.2 ### Log Content _No response_ ### Hosting Environment PHP8.2 on shared hosting provider installed using ofiiall installation script.

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OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:51:50 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2025):

I don't think we'd support that specific syntax.

What specific result are you trying to achieve? Just multiple lines (at a designated line break) within a cell?

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2025): I don't think we'd support that specific syntax. What specific result are you trying to achieve? Just multiple lines (at a designated line break) within a cell?

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:51:52 +03:00

@abulgatz commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2025):

Multiple block level elements within a cell. Images, code blocks, paragraphs, etc.

@abulgatz commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2025): Multiple block level elements within a cell. Images, code blocks, paragraphs, etc.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:51:53 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2025):

Sorry for not responding back.
So there's no official markdown syntax I think, but you can use HTML as an alternative to add elements:

| Cat | Dog |  
|---------|--------------|
| A <br> <h1>Hello</h1>       | B            |
|         |              |
|         |              |

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2025): Sorry for not responding back. So there's no official markdown syntax I think, but you can use HTML as an alternative to add elements: ```markdown | Cat | Dog | |---------|--------------| | A <br> <h1>Hello</h1> | B | | | | | | | ```

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Reference: starred/BookStack#5254